The former Congressman appeared on CNBC to discuss Arizona’s “right to discriminate” bill and broke it down with his patented “I can’t believe we’re even having this conversation” attitude that makes us wish he was still in office.

Here’s some of what he told anchor Bernie Lo:

It’s a license for anybody to engage in discrimination as long as they cite religion…This ridiculous bill — and I’m just reading it over and appalled at how stupid it is — what it says is that if you have a religious objection to any law in Arizona, you don’t have to obey that law. That’s essentially it.

Love you Barney Frank and miss you terribly but PLEASE get rid of that beard. It makes you looks like Santa Claus in a business suit!

Feb 26, 2014 at 8:37 pm · @Reply ·

dvlaries

Nah, Barney keep it. I understand. For men our ages, beards can work great camoflage on double-chins.

Feb 26, 2014 at 10:41 pm · @Reply ·

Mezaien

@sangsue: DO NOT BELIVE IT! Jan Brewer, I`m in Tucson. Tucson, is AZ! and we will paint the state BLUE. Get read of all the fucked up WHIT Christian.

Feb 26, 2014 at 10:46 pm · @Reply ·

chaddyboy6

Private citizens have the right to discriminate. It is part of freedom of association. Whether it is wise or not is irrelevant. FORCE is never the answer.

@mezaien-hater…

Feb 27, 2014 at 10:17 am · @Reply ·

balehead

Just more “Awarness Actvism”…..He should run a breast cancer charity already…

Feb 27, 2014 at 1:13 pm · @Reply ·

Harley

@chaddyboy6: You are right. You have a right NOT to accommodate anyone in your private home if you do not want to but when you open a business to serve the PUBLIC then you serve the PUBLIC. if you don’t like the heat, then get out of the kitchen.

Feb 28, 2014 at 5:45 am · @Reply ·

tiggertampa

Barney Frank – You ROCK! Love the beard and my God you have lost so much weight! BTW the bill was a conservative piece of garbage. Actually helped the equal marriage cause in AZ. Shows who all the homophobes are – they can’t hide now!!